studio job and seletti bring fast food furniture to maison et objet

maison et objet fall 2017 is an interior design fair held in september in paris showcasing the latest home decor trends from around the world. the lifestyle show brings together professionals working in the art of living in all its varied expressions: decoration, design, furniture, accessories, textiles, fragrances, and tableware. M&O paris offers a perspective of three main areas: 'maison' and its wide range of interior decoration, organized into different worlds; 'objet', the show’s concept store, ideal for retailers; and finally 'influences' and its unique itinerary. in total, 150 brands focusing entirely on the contract and hospitality business, distributed into five specialties, join the event to present their exceptional know-how and bespoke solutions specifically targeted to interior designers, architects, technical consultants and hospitality professionals. maison et objet paris honors the most outstanding names on the international design and interiors scene by electing a designer of the year for each show. the designer chosen for this award reflects the specific focus of each of the two annual events: product design in january and architecture interior design in september.

paris design week 2017, the sixth edition of the annual event, overlaps with maison et objet paris, taking place from september 8 - 16, 2017. for eight days, the event invites french and international professionals and the general public to discover the best showcases of design in paris. paris design week is an itinerary uniting 250 participants that all proudly promote first-rate design in paris. at a time when new collections are popping up in stores and the new concepts for the autumn season are being launched, the event brings together the talents and forces of retailers, galleries, showrooms, hotels and restaurants for eight days to share their experience in design and creation with the public.

at maison et objet 2017 in paris, seletti and studio job are bringing fast food to the fair. a hot dog and hamburger — archetypal images of american pop-culture — are transformed into actual furnishings, giving rise to the ‘UN_LIMITED EDITIONS’ collection. the debut of the series marks the italian brand’s introduction to the world of upholstered furniture, amalgamating studio job’s irreverent attitude and penchant for playfulness, with seletti’s accessible affordability.

a hot dog and hamburger are archetypal images of american pop-culture

the ‘UN_LIMITED EDITIONS’ expand upon seletti and studio job‘s first collaboration, which comprised a series of victorian-influenced ‘industry’ garden furniture. the latest project, presented at maison&objet, ultimately marries the pop-spirit of america, seletti’s passion for unconventional projects, and studio job’s cheeky creative approach. for the ‘fast food furniture’ collection, an open hot dog bun becomes the actual structure of a sofa and it hosts an upholstered sausage. meanwhile, the bun seat is in the shape of a hamburger, while a pickled cucumber becomes an armrest and a slice of tomato a back cushion.

the series marks the italian brand’s introduction to the world of upholstered furniture

during milan design week 2017, designboom spoke with job smeets and nynke tynagel of studio job, as well as seletti’s artistic director stefano seletti about the collaboration and their fast food furniture. ‘doing upholstered products is for seletti a huge achievement,’ stefano seletti told us, ‘but obviously I had to approach the matter my way! and my way is never a normal one…we will surely explore other typologies in the future, I think we are ready to do that but we will take all the time we need, because we will need to find the right innovative approach. we decided to go big presenting this new adventure with the upholstered furniture: we have the crazy hot dog and hamburger by studio job.’

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